AMAZING SUMMER 2009 HAS BEEN ALL AROUND HAMPSHIRE - FOR SOME REASON, and FRANCE, NOW BACK TO BASE FOR A FEW MONTHS - HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON, THANK YOU!
SEPT 2009 - WE HAVE MADE A CHANGE TO THE LINEUP OF GOLDEN BOULDER. WE ARE VERY SAD TO SAY WE HAD TO PART COMPANY WITH ELLZ ON DRUMS, SO FROM 18th SEPT 2009 WE HAVE A NEW DRUMMER ISAAC, - WE HOPE YOU'LL MAKE HIM WELCOME. IT HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY TASK TO STEP INTO THE ROLE IN THE MEANTIME, BUT HE'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB GETTING UP TO SPEED AT SHORT NOTICE.
Muse, Foofighters, Bert Jansch, Beatles, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Charlie Parker, Black Sabbath, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Allman Brothers, Govt Mule, in fact all good rock, blues and RNB turn 'em on!
AN OLD FAVOURITE - by our friends MUSE - HYSTERIA - CONTACT US FOR THE NEW GB DVD - available now with soundtrack CD thrown in!
LIVE AT THE ALEXANDRA THEATRE - SEE IT FOR FREE! - ALL NEW MATERIAL WRITTEN BY CHRIS AND GOLDEN BOULDER..
OUR ROX FESTIVAL OPENING NUMBER
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EVERYTHING YOU HEAR IS "ONE-TAKE" RECORDED DIRECTLY INTO A VIDEO CAMCORDER, NO RECORDING STUDIO REMIXES YET SORRY - TOO BUSY WRITING AND GIGING HOPEFULLY! 2007 IS YR 6 FOR GOLDEN BOULDER - TIME FOR MORE WRITING... THIS IS "TNW" "TNW" is Chris's 6th new GOLDEN BOULDER song in 2007.
LET'S GO BACK IN TIME...
BACK IN 2003 - AGED NINE YRS - CHRIS AND ELLZ FEATURED ON BBC TV WITH ACE FROM SKUNK ANANSIE IN A ..ARY... "IT'S NOT FAIR"
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ALSO IN 2004 CHRIS & ELLZ WERE LOVING ROCK AND RnB
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AGED TEN (2004) THEY WERE GETTING OUT THERE MORE...
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FOR THE LATEST MUSIC AND GIG INFO - VISIT THE WEBSITE!
A TASTE OF LED ZEPPELIN FROM SEPT 2006
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AND AS FOR OUR FRIENDS - WE LOVE A GOOD AUDIENCE - HOW ABOUT COMING TO A PRACTICE SESSION SOMETIME - YES REALLY! Just send us a message here or on the website...
YEAR EIGHT (2009-10) IS GREAT FUN - WINNING THREE SWAN SHOWCASES and being one of two GRAND FINALISTS end July, CHRIS's JAZZ SOLO AT GOODWOOD HOUSE 24th FEB the NEW HOTHAM PARK OPENING, MAY BANK HOL, OPENING THE NEW CHI YOUTH WING - CHRIS at THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SHOW EXCEL IN JUNE festivals include FIZZGIG ROCKFEST and returning to the Gorron Fete de la Musique in June yes... BACK TO FRANCE Great fun - We hope you'll join in and support us, we hope to see you at one of the gigs or at a Festival, local pub or maybe even at your own event or party - yes we'll play almost anywhere - just GET IN TOUCH We try to Rock not BITE!
JUNE 2008 - Finally been in the studio, so the player here has been updated... the NEW STUDIO ALBUM is completed - 10 tracks in all. - The Album (Campaign) was recorded in Chichester, engineered by Steve Cubitt, Chris Cox and David Cox
UPDATE: We are hoping to re-record the vocals and new lyrics soon - now Chris's voice has settled down!!!
TOO LOUD FOR SOME VENUES - STILL TOO YOUNG FOR SOME OTHERS - BUT WE'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME IN 2008: FESTIVALS IN FRANCE AND THE UK PLUS SOME LOCAL GIGS OUT THERE FOR MUTUAL FUN!
OH YES, you won't find loads of non-specific 'Babe' friends here - any specific ones are MORE than welcome of course, but we prefer to befriend real people or real icons wherever possible.
JANUARY 2008 - BLADE GUITARS offer official endorsement to Chris! - This is an amazing new endorsement which will mean Chris demonstating at shows, and a well earned notch to add to the Elixir Strings endorsement Golden Boulder have enjoyed since 2005
What a great 2007 - From Hobbs to Rox to Spirit FM to Concorde2 and now to grow the songs we started in the year and bring them to a wider audience. We're always looking for gigs - so please let us know if we can "do a turn" for you sometime. Even share a gig and supply the PA system (Chris's dad does PA stuff and all that)... Here's to 2008!
. Listen to the guys with Milly on SpiritFM ^^ Click on Milly
Golden Boulder met up with Milly 11th November on Spirit FM
. GRAB A BOULDER BOOKLET ^^ (Click above for pdf)
SATURDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 07 - GOLDEN BOULDER HEADLINED The RIVERSIDE BALLROOM with Cover Note, Darwin, The Feel, Dave Hooper Band, The Go Bananas, RoxStars, and Kellys Heroes - top night, great audience, great music!
SEPT 07 - BIG RESPECT... The Hobbs Farm Festival was brilliant again - the crowd - wow - makes it all worth while!
23rd Jul 07 - Phenominal time - Thanks to all at ROX for the MAIN STAGE gig - what a great crowd - and all that sunshine by the seaside - Rox On the Prom - ROX ON!!!
24th Jun 07 - Another New Song - simply called "TNW" - enjoy! You'll find it up on YouTube etc < OR SEE THE 'YOU TUBE' VID LINK DOWN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE
Another raw straight to camcorder song from Golden Boulder, 'Song4Ron' was written as a dedication to that special man.
7th Jun 07: Chris has great fun in Sweden with Frank Zappa's SuperSwede Guitar -
SEE YOU TUBE or Hagstrom.org.uk See Chris's new rig - Ready for the summer festivals!
MAR 07:LOADS OF NEW 'ROUGH-CUT' MATERIAL BEING DEVELOPED FOR THIS YEAR'S GIGS - CAN'T STOP, CAN'T STOP, PHEW BLAH BLAH
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THE GOLDEN BOULDER ANTHOLOGY SO FAR.......
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GOLDEN BOULDER Started performing in 2002 as a duo. Chris Cox on Vocals and Guitar, Ellz Purser on Drums. Like a TURBO White Stripes, but playing anything from Claptons's 'Layla' and Hendrix's 'Hey Joe' through to The Dandy Warhols, or The Vandals but still only 8 yrs old! "My Generation" means somethin at that age!
Two years followed, with festivals and gigs around the South of the UK, including the now infamous National BBC TV program with Ace from Skunk Anansie, filmed in Sep 2003 when they were 9yrs old.
The change really came when they found players to join the fun. Nick made great strides with bass in just over three years. He has to put up with Chris showing him what he wants, but then he's also enjoying the fruits of hitting the ground running! His second ever gig with the band was "The Hard Rock Cafe" in Birmingham!
At any age it's a proud band that can say they've played main stage at London's Wembley Arena! (let alone countless festivals through the summer)
Chris returned to writing NEW MATERIAL in a big way in 2007. The pressure has never been great; as being able pull off some of the classic numbers they enjoy is a great proving ground. You never write music you can't play after all... With elements of Blues and Jazz fused with that Classic Rock sound - you'll find examples popping up around here, or the main website - for your enjoyment from time to time
No matter what they develop in the future, you're still likely to hear something like a Heavy Beatles "Day Tripper", a full blown Metallica, a funky jazz section or Motorhead elements slipping in there somewhere in a Golden Boulder set
There may be other players in the wings, as the band want to Rock like a BOULDER , and after all, this is a true ANTHOLOGY in its SEVENTH year!
- Maybe keyboards, brass or more guitars will come in - who knows! Chris's dad collects Hagstrom Guitars, so maybe a bit of classic Bryan Ferry with retro Glitter guitar (Franz who?), or David Bowie Major Tom - heck it's early days despite those six years!
Chris enjoys playing Blues and Jazz when he gets the chance, usually on a trip to an overseas festival, or if someone older takes him seriously enough to ask for a jam! (BIG HINT there EC...) He's never complained about people stating a likeness. Jimi Hendrix may be a music angel, but Clapton is God! Yet Chris has always been very understated off stage, and to hear about his love of music - you'll need to start the conversation off!
ELLZ can now be clearly seen over his Pearl Drum kit, and in any case will give many drummers a run for their money, mastering classics in his own inimitable style and power. Early comparisons with Phil Collins may be crossing over to a mixture between a Bonham and Taz!
All three players have shot up in height recently, putting their early days in the shade. People recognise the maturity of there current sound - none more than the media as the Observer magazine wrote in April 2008: "...well past the point of being novelty nine year olds..."and "rock trio Golden Boulder are real pros in the biz now".
2008 is predominently about studio recording some own material from the last 12 months. Asked to record studio tracks for Chichester University College students as part of sound recording and engineering exams, the band are now recording their own tracks and looking forward to the outcome.
With 11 chosen tracks for the students and another 7 of our own numbers in the latest mix we hope to have a completed album available by around August 2008.
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THE MUSIC PLAYER HERE IS A MIX OF GOLDEN BOULDER PLAYING LIVE RECORDED STRAIGHT THROUGH A CAMCORDER, and TRACKS FROM OUR OLD ALBUM CAMPAIGN (VOCALS ARE TERRIBLE WE KNOW BUT VOICE BREAKING ETC) - THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS INSPIRED THE BAND - ALL COPYRIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS - ALL FRIENDS ARE APPRECIATED - BECAUSE WE DO IT FOR YOU AFTER ALL!
AS FOR OUR FRIENDS - WE LOVE A GOOD AUDIENCE - HOW ABOUT COMING TO A PRACTICE SESSION SOMETIME - YES REALLY! Just send us a message here or on the website...
HI thnx for the friendship! Think it’s great to have musician friends all over the world!!! I stopped by to listen to your music and enjoyed it very much …really sounds GREAT! Greets from “D E E Z E L” (Belgium) and lots of luck in every thing you do!! If you can find the time check out my music too please and tell me what you think, “Love junky” is our first single release !! (thnx)
Thank you for your online friendship. May we work together quite soon. Or maybe a bit later on. Who knows? In the meantime, we'd love to have you round for tea - www.plasticparrot.co.uk xx
sup guys, we got 4 finished tracks of our upcoming album on our myspace ready to stream so check em out n i'd love to hear your feedback good or bad! *Warning* - Extreme Heaviness! Eddy
*All the tracks recorded at soundbyte studios in lancing, Sussex*
Hi, through out JULY AND AUGUST we are slashing our day time rehearsal prices. Between 10am and 5pm all our rooms are either £6 or £7 per hour including weekends. Making us one of the cheapest in SUSSEX. Plus If you buy 3 hours we will even throw in a 4th totally FREE. YES TOTALLY FREE.
OUR RECORDING RATES ARE STILL JUST AS AFFORDABLE TOO, FULL DAYS FROM £200 ALL IN.
So come and rehearse and record in one of the best equipped music complex's in the South.
Hi, through JUNE AND JULY we are slashing our day time rehearsal prices. Between 10am and 5pm all our rooms are either £6 or £7 per hour including weekends. Making us one of the cheapest in SUSSEX. Plus If you buy 3 hours we will even throw in a 4th totally FREE. YES TOTALLY FREE.
OUR RECORDING RATES ARE STILL JUST AS AFFORDABLE TOO, FULL DAYS FROM £200 ALL IN.
So come and rehearse and record in one of the best equipped music complex's in the South.
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